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Medford School Committee votes to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to enter executive session under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A, section 21(a) to discuss strategy for ongoing collective bargaining with administrators and the Medford Teachers Association and announced it would not return to public session.
On March 5 the Medford School Committee voted 7-0 to enter executive session under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a) to conduct a strategy session on the basis that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the committee’s bargaining position.
The motion, made during the public meeting, cited ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with district administrators and the Medford Teachers Association. The committee’s recorded action stated the committee would not reconvene in public after the executive session.
The motion was put on the record as required by the statute; a roll call recorded seven affirmative votes and zero negatives before the meeting moved into executive session.
No substantive bargaining details were discussed in public; the committee’s statement limited public disclosure to the statutory grounds for non-public deliberation and the procedural vote to enter executive session.
